Elizabeth Close Downton, Wiltshire
12 addresses across 2 postcodes (SP5), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 33500193.
- Sales: 14 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £365,000 across 2 sales.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Wiltshire cost £328,102 in August 2026 (+1.5% on a year); private rents averaged £1,091 a month.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 6).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Wiltshire costs £2,572 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Salisbury, about 9.4 km (5.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Longclose Park, is about 310 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 37 to 38 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Downton Surgery, about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away.
- People: About 920 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 41% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 32 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 3 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £365,000 | £355,000 | £375,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £351,000 | £351,000 | £351,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £207,000 | £207,000 | £207,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £221,500 | £193,000 | £250,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £365,000 | £365,000 | £365,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £267,500 | £267,500 | £267,500 |
| 2000 | 1 | £170,000 | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £144,750 | £144,750 | £144,750 |
| 1996 | 2 | £87,000 | £73,000 | £101,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 2009 | 1 SP5 3NU | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 7 Jul 2000 | 1 SP5 3NU | Detached | £170,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2020 | 2 SP5 3NU | Detached | £351,000 | |
| 31 May 1996 | 3 SP5 3NU | Detached | £73,000 | |
| 9 May 2008 | 4 SP5 3NU | Detached | £267,500 | |
| 31 Jan 2025 | 5 SP5 3NU | Detached | £355,000 | |
| 22 Jan 1996 | 5 SP5 3NU | Detached | £101,000 | |
| 14 Jan 2010 | 6 SP5 3NU | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 6 Feb 1998 | 7 SP5 3NU | Detached | £144,750 | |
| 15 Aug 2025 | 9 SP5 3NU | Semi-detached | £375,000 | |
| 22 Oct 2018 | 9 SP5 3NU | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 14 Feb 2012 | 11 SP5 3NU | Semi-detached | £207,000 | |
| 25 Jan 2010 | 11 SP5 3NU | Semi-detached | £193,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2011 | OAKLANDS SP5 3NU | Detached | £225,000 |
House prices and rents in Wiltshire
A typical home in Wiltshire cost £328,102 in August 2026, 1.5% more than a year before. That is 14% more than five years earlier and 28% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £517,138 |
| Semi-detached | £327,224 |
| Terraced | £265,398 |
| Flat or maisonette | £158,339 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £263,201 |
Private renters in Wiltshire paid £1,091 a month on average in September 2026, 5.8% more than a year before. That is 30% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £755 |
| Two bedrooms | £981 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,231 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,754 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 99 m². Most common: House, detached (5); Bungalow, semi-detached (2). Built: 1967-1975 (5); 1976-1982 (1); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 10,769 kWh of it on average in 2024, 20% less than the district's 13,386 kWh, and 3,316 kWh of electricity, 36% less than the district's 5,145 kWh. There are gas meters for about 90% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP5 3NU | 9 | 2,132 kWh | 9 | 8,652 kWh |
| SP5 3NG | 53 | 2,651 kWh | 47 | 10,449 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is SP5.
Council tax
What each band costs in Wiltshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,572 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,715 | £2,000 | £2,286 | £2,572 | £3,143 | £3,715 | £4,286 | £5,144 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (23% of about 910 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Scotts House, Salisbury Road, Downton (nr Salisbury), permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Scotts House, Salisbury Road, Downton: up to 17 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
Groundwater flooding is possible in 2 of these postcodes: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP5 3NU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | possible |
| SP5 3NG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | possible |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 12 addresses are between 37 m and 38 m above sea level (37 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP5 3NG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SP5 3NU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Salisbury 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.4 km (5.8 miles) |
| Dean (Wilts) 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km (6.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Bull Downton | 210 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 24.1 km (15 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 79.8 km (50 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Downton Surgery Good Jul 2025 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Borough Dental Practice | 330 m |
| Hospital | Salisbury District Hospital Requires improvement Jul 2026 | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Care homes | Ashley Grange Nursing Home Good Dec 2025 | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Downton, Downton Cashzone | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Longclose Park 1.1 ha | 310 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 370 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Courthouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 550 m (0.3 miles) east. 58 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Courthouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Village cross | Scheduled monument | 560 m (0.3 miles) east |
| The Downton Press the White Horse | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Newcourt and Newcourt Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| The Moot: a ringwork and bailey, earlier Roman settlement remains and later garden earthworks immediately east of the River Avon | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| The Moot and Moot House, Downton | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Churchyard cross | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Hale Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church Close Copse | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Ham Island | Island | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north |
| Gallows Hill | Hill | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) west |
| Breamore Marsh | Wetland | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south |
| The Shallows | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) south |
| Well Bottom | Valley | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 12 | 12 |
None of the street's 12 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wiltshire: see them on the Wiltshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Trafalgar School at Downton | Secondary | 11–16 | 270 m | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 45.7 (44.3 in 2025 and 44.6 in 2024); 44.6% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Downton CofE VA Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 540 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) | 69% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 69% in 2024 and 78% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
2 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 230 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giant Steps Nursery SP5 3HN | Full day care | 38 | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 230 m |
| Giant Steps on The Borough SP5 3NB | Full day care | 32 | Not inspected yet | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 285 childminders and 38 home childcarers (nannies) in Wiltshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bull Hotel SP5 3HL | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 190 m | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2025 |
| Downton Road Convenience store SP5 3HH | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2025 |
| Downton Football Club @ Brian Whitehead Sports & Social Centre SP5 3NH | Retailers - other | 320 m | Exempt | |
| Wiltshire Country Markets SP5 3NB | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Charlotte Close (8); On or near Crossways Close (7); On or near The Headlands (5); On or near Clearbury View (4); On or near Greenacres (3).
Road safety
3 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. 67% happened in the dark, and 67% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 2025 14:38 | Slight | 1 person | B3080, 40 mph | Daylight |
| 11 Mar 2023 23:29 | Slight | 1 person | A338, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on, wet road |
| 29 Sep 2022 03:40 | Slight | 1 person | A338, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on, wet road |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Marie Avenue · Joanna Close · Barnaby Close · Hyde Lane · Crossways Close · Greenacres · Charlotte Close · Clearbury View · Wheelwright Mews · Salisbury Road · Catherine Crescent · West Wick
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.